Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in United States
United States: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 70.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in United States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
United States recorded 70.1% for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in United States peaked at 70.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 1991.
United States ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.5% | — |
| 1992 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 63.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 63.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 70.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.0%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.6% | 62.5% | 64.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 64.7% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 68.3% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 69.4% | 70.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in United States?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in United States was 70.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 1991.
- How does United States rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- United States ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).